Urdu Poets

thehri thehri si tabiyat main rawani ayi
aj phir yaad mohabbat ki kahani ayi

aj phir neend ko ankhon se bichaRrte huye dekha
aj phir yaad koi choTt purani ayi

mudatton baad chala un pe hamara jadu
mudatton baad humen baat banani ayi

mudatton baad pasheman hua dariya se
mudatton baad humen pyas chupani ayi

mudatton baad khuli vusat -e- sehraa hum par
mudatton baad humen khaak uRrani ayi

mudatton baad muyassar hua maan ka anchal
mudatton baad humen neend suhani ayi

itni asani se milti nahin fun ki daulat
Dhal gayi umar to ghazlon pe jawani ayi

zard chehra hai mera zard bhi aesa wesa
hijr ka dard hai aur dard bhi aesa wesa

aesi thanDdak ki jammi barf har ik khawhish par
sard lehja tha koi sard bhi aesa wesa

ab woh fursat -e- ahwaal muyassar hi nahin
woh jo hamdard tha hamdard bhi aesa wesa

yaani us dhool ke chooTtne pe bhi ilzam -e- junoon
koi tufan hai pas -e- gard bhi aesa wesa

puri basti main bas ik shakhss se nisbat mujh ko
mujh se munkir hai woh ik fard bhi aesa wesa

ishq ne rail ki paTtri pe liTtaya jis ko
tha jawan-mard , jawan-mard bhi aesa wesa

kya tujhe hijr ke azaar bataye komal
tu to bedard hai bedard bhi aesa wesa

main apne sath bitati hoon roz sham ka waqt
ke waqt -e- assr hai khud se mere kalaam ka waqt

tamam din jahan chaho raho khuda ke liye
kisi ke naam na karna hamare naam ka waqt

allam baghawat-on ka kar liya buland magar
kaTte ga dekhna zindaan main ghulaam ka waqt

bas us ke baad to bachte hain sirf pachtawe
yahi hai dost raunat ki rok thaam ka waqt

khuda kare ke main kar doon maaf dil se usse
khuda na laye kabhi mujh pe intiqaam ka waqt

hamare rizq ka daromadar hum par hai
ke thora ishq ka rakha hai, baaqi kaam ka waqt

woh shakhss ab mere ehbaab main nahin shamil
meri shikayat-en us shakhss se kare na koi

talluq-aat ko bas is maqam par rakhiye
kisi ko choRrna paRr jaye to mare na koi

qissa -e- khoobi -e- kharab pe daad
mumtahin, ishq ke nisaab pe daad

phir wohi ik sawal qurbat ka
phir tere jhoot ke jawab pe daad

is bure waqt main bhala sa laga
jagti chashm -e- namm ke khawb pe daad

ishq hai aur behisaab bhi hai ?
yaar, is lafz behisaab pe daad

aap ka intikhab komal hai ?
ap ke husn -e- intikhab pe daad

raat main chain se so nahin paya
chowkidar jo jaag rahe thay

yeh hijr lagne laga aarzi judai mujhe
kayi mahinon ke baad us ki call ayi mujhe

hazar zaiqe us rass bhari zaban main thay
jab us ne meri ghazal raat bhar sunayi mujhe

main cigretton ki tarah dair tak sulagta rahoon
jalaye tere labon ki dia-salayi mujhe

usse khabar hui beemar mar gaya hai tera
woh choRr chaRr ke sab dekhne ko ayi mujhe

shifaa naseeb se milte hai sau mile na mile
tumhare hath se milti rahe dawayi mujhe

maine mausam badalte dekha hai
us ke aangan main aane jaane par

apni deewar main bhi tujh se dareecha na bana
is liye to mere dil tak tera rasta na bana

qad main choTte hain magar mujh se bari nafrat hai
paiRr ko kehte hain us ke liye saya na bana

itne to yaar tere hum bhi chalan jante hain
bagh yeh sabz dikha kar humen sehraa na bana

roz mujh se yeh adakari nahin ho sakti
is liye mera jahan bhar main tamasha na bana

zindagi kya hai batana tha kisi ko maine
likhne betha hoon to us par koi jumla na bana

kitni naslain yehi kehte huye mar jayen gi
agle logon se kabhi acha zamana na bana

aayina samne hote huye un se adis
koi chehra na bana koi shanasa na bana

jaise wahan se rasta nikal aye ga abhi
main aese dekhta raha deewar ki taraf